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La Amiga
''The Girlfriend'' ( es, La Amiga) is a 1988 Argentine-German historical film, historical drama film directed by Jeanine Meerapfel and starring Liv Ullmann, Cipe Lincovsky and Federico Luppi. It was written by Osvaldo Bayer, Alcides Chiesa, Jeanine Meerapfel and Agnieszka Holland. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot María and Pancho (Liv Ullmann and Federico Luppi) are a happily married couple in a quiet, working-class suburb south of Buenos Aires, circa 1978. They share the grief over the disappearance of their eldest son Carlos (Gonzalo Arguimbau), with María's lifelong friend Raquel Kessler (Cipe Lincovsky), a feisty Jewish Argentine, Jewish girl whose cultural identity made her a target to some; but all the more endearing to María, her only gentile chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanine Meerapfel
Jeanine Meerapfel (born 14 June 1943) is a German-Argentine film director and screenwriter. She has directed twenty films since 1966. In 1984, she was a member of the jury at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. She was born in 1943, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to Ulm, Germany in 1964 to study at the Institute for Film at the Academy of Art and Design. In 1981, her debut feature film ''Malou'' was an autobiographical story of a woman's life in Germany, France and Argentina. The film won the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as awards at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Critics noted that ''Malous style was distinct from other autobiographical feminist films in New German Cinema. Her 1987 film ''Days to Remember'' was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ' (1981) * ' (1985) * ''Days to Remember'' (1987) * '' The Girlfriend'' (1988) * ' (1989) * '' Amigomío'' (1994) * '' Mosconi - ode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |